The Seven Principles of Presentation Disaster Avoidance (Version 0.1 beta)

Seven small steps down the path leading to presentation doom

“giving presentations with morning sickness”

Bookmarked: Projector problems (Media-savvy’s Blog)
Projector problems (Media-savvy’s Blog) – "A group was giving a presentation and they wanted to show a video. The sound was working, but the video would only show up on their laptop screen, not on the projector. We (the audience) could see the media player, but the rest of the “screen” was black. Did you ever experience the same? What is the problem here? How could it be solved?" [I suggested that they make the projector the primary output. Any other ideas?] Sharing:

Cyberpunk: Being pros, they had a backup…
Even fictional characters know the importance of the first principle — If you can’t do without it, make sure you won’t have to.  Acting on this knowledge is what marks them as professionals in the eyes of the other character in this passage from my favorite early work by one of my favorite writers: “Now,” Lucas said, “when Two-a-Day’s hired help, who a

Bookmarked: Presentation Horror Stories (More than PowerPoint…)
Presentation Horror Stories (More than PowerPoint…) – [An oldie but a goodie from Laura Bergells.] "She turned red, and asked for tech support to help. A gigantic, goth young man lumbered on stage, twirled her around to audience profile, flipped up her blazer, bent over and intently gazed at her mike's fanny pack." Sharing:

Overheard on Twitter: Should have brought the Kodak projector.
Conference presentation is delayed. AV problems. Should have brought the Kodak projector. @SWsteven (Steven Widmann) Sharing: del.icio.us

Bookmarked: win7 demo – japanese tv show (YouTube)
win7 demo – japanese tv show (YouTube) – [Know your equipment!] Sharing: del.icio.us Twitter Categories: